Beards, Azymes, and Purgatory
Beards, Azymes, and Purgatory
The Other Issues that Divided East and West
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In Beards, Azymes, and Purgatory A. Edward Siecienski argues that seemingly minor issues--the beardlessness of the Latin clergy, the Western use of unleavened bread in the Eucharist, and the doctrine of Purgatory--played a significant role in the schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches.